In Custer’s Shadow: Major Marcus Reno - Softcover

Nichols, Ronald H.

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9780806132815: In Custer’s Shadow: Major Marcus Reno
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ISBN 10: 0806132817 ISBN 13: 9780806132815
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press, 2000

Synopsis

During the Battle of the Little Big Horn, five entire companies of the 7th Cavalry, including their leader, George Armstrong Custer, were lost. For years the shadow of blame for the defeat has been cast upon Custer. What role did his subordinates play in the battle? Did they contribute to the Custer failure, or was he the only one to blame?

In Custer’s Shadow presents the complex life of Major Marcus Reno, Custer’s second-in-command. Employing photographs and maps to help the reader visualize the text, Ronald H. Nichols unravels the controversy surrounding Reno’s role in the battle and questions the scrutiny to which he was subjected in the years following.

 


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About the Authors

Ronald H. Nichols devoted almost twenty years to researching the life of Major Marcus Reno. He is editor of Reno Court of Inquiry.



Brian C. Pohanka, who passed away as this book went to press, was a military historian and author of several books. He also was senior researcher, writer, and adviser for Time-Life Books, television documentaries, and feature films.

From the Back Cover

During the Battle of the Little Big Horn, five entire companies of the 7th Cavalry, including their leader, George Armstrong Custer, were lost. For years the shadow of blame for the defeat has been cast upon Custer. What role did his subordinates play in the battle? Did they contribute to the Custer failure, or was he the only one to blame?

In Custer's Shadow presents the complex life of Major Marcus Reno, Custer's second-in-command. Employing photographs and maps to help the reader visualize the text, Ronald H. Nichols unravels the controversy surrounding Reno's role in the battle and questions the scrutiny to which he was subjected in the years following.

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Publisher
University of Oklahoma Press
Publication date
2000
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0806132817
ISBN 13 
9780806132815
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
432
Rating
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